Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1971 season
Cyclone Sheila / Sophie (1971)
Sheila / Sophie was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1971 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 29, 1971 to February 6, 1971, about 8 days, and covered 1,629 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,629 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 363rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Honde (2025), Cyclone Chalane (2021), Cyclone Flamboyan (2018) and 23 more.
- Lowest pressure: 51st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Cilida (2019), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Ando (2001) and 12 more.
- Energy: 57% of the 1971 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.